Despite being arrested nearly 30 times in just over 10 years, Christopher Robinson, 30, never broke his drug addictions, which most recently was to methamphetamine.

A Kansas City homeowner fatally shot a man who broke into his home early Wednesday morning. Apparently the suspect had been on an early-morning crime spree, which included vehicle theft and assault, before he kicked his way into his last home.

The homeowner, who does not wish to be identified, was awakened when he heard loud banging noises come from the garage, directly below his upstairs bedroom. He grabbed his shotgun and went to investigate, while his wife and 18-month-old baby hid in the bedroom closet and called 911.

As he made his way downstairs, the homeowner discovered that the suspect, 30-year-old Christopher Robinson, had kicked his way in through a door in the garage. Once Robinson saw the homeowner, he came at him while holding a screwdriver and a set of pliers. A scuffle ensued and Robinson attempted to take the shotgun from the homeowner, but the homeowner wouldn’t have it.

Robinson finally yelled, “I need your car. The police are after me!” and grabbed the homeowner’s car keys from the kitchen counter. He then ran into the garage as the homeowner followed him, still clutching his shotgun.

Robinson got into the car and reached into his pocket. The homeowner, fearing that he was reaching for a gun, then fired two shots at Robinson, fatally striking him.

Police arrived minutes later and discovered Robinson dead in the driver’s seat of the car with the door still open.

Robinson was no newcomer to criminal activity either. In fact, he had been arrested at least 28 times in Kansas City since 2002 for charges that include aggravated assault, criminal damage to property, resisting arrest and battery of a law enforcement officer.

Robinson’s father, who told the Kansas City Star that his son had struggled with drug addiction for the past 15 years.

“He was a good kid. He would help anybody, but the drug problem got the best of him,” he said. He also revealed that Robinson had a 9-year-old daughter.

Robinson’s father said that he had always hoped that his son’s run-ins with the law would garner enough attention to help him break the cycle of addiction, but it didn’t.

“They could see he was a problem,” he said. “It was a revolving door, and there wasn’t nobody doing nothing.”

Robinson stole at least three vehicles and broke into two homes the night he was killed. (Photo credit: The Kansas City Star)

And apparently Robinson had been involved in a whole slew of criminal activity on the morning that ended in his death. At least one of his victims was left wondering if he was high due to his bizarre behavior. For example, at one point while trying to steal a work van from Vince Frew, he picked up a cell phone charger which was located in the car and pointed it at Frew as if it were a gun.

The crime spree started when Robinson stole a vehicle earlier that morning, only to crash it. He then broke into a nearby home and when police surrounded that house, he jumped into a car parked in the garage and bolted out, tearing through the garage door and nearly running over two officers standing on the driveway.

But he crashed that vehicle too, so then he went to a grocery store parking lot and carjacked a man in a pickup truck. A short police chase followed where he eventually – again – crashed that truck. Robinson then fled from the truck and came upon Vince Frew, who was sitting in his work van in his driveway. Robinson demanded the keys but Frew insisted that he didn’t have them on him, that he had only quickly walked outside to put something in the van. After a short argument between the two and some erratic behavior from Robinson, he finally ran away when Frew started to come at him and cuss him, fed up with his behavior towards him. After Robinson started to walk away, Frew went inside his house and returned outside armed with a gun, but Robinson was nowhere to be seen. A few seconds later, Frew heard a gunshot nearby, then a second. Frew later discovered that those shots were the fatal shots that took Robinson’s life just a couple of houses down.

Another neighbor, Gina Smeja, who has live there for four years, said that they have never had problems in the neighborhood until last week when cars started getting broken into.

Smeja also said that she intends to start a neighborhood watch program. “I’m sure everyone’s going to be on board with it now,” she said, also noting that almost everyone in the neighborhood is armed.

“He picked the wrong neighborhood,” she said.

Officers carefully examine the garage where Robison was shot and killed after breaking into a home and attempting to steal a fourth vehicle in a single morning. (Photo credit: The Kansas City Star

Robinson’s father said that, although he is upset over the death of his son, he understands that the homeowner had to protect himself and his family. However, he questions the homeowner firing two shots instead of just one.

“I could see him shooting out of fear with the first shot,” the father said. “But that second shot, that’s between him and God.”

Jim Roberts, spokesman for the Clay County Prosecutor Daniel White, said that “it is very unlikely charges will be filed” against the homeowner.

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"They could see he was a problem and nobody wasn't doin' nothin'." YOU'RE the father bozo. YOU should have done something. The reason the homeowner fired twice was because after that he was out of ammo.

While I understand what you are saying to the dad, after a certain age, parents can't control what their kids do. And the government has really taken away the rights of the parents to effectively discipline. My cousin spent every day of ten years in prison on a conspiracy charge with no real evidence, just circumstantial but if he was black he would have never went in the first place. The sentences are easier and rarely justice for them.

Jim Simmons You Are Correct Sir ,Good job at controling the aledged perp. and the situation. How ever I must say the perp got to live longer then I would have let him. I would have nailed him as he was coming at me with the screwdriver and the pliers.

Lorrie Benton Carter Seems as though we parents can go just so far with children, and, at some point, they have to take responsibility for themselves!
As my mother used to say: "Children pull at your apron strings when they're little and at your heart strings when they're big!"

Lorrie Benton Carter The guy was 30. His dad said he'd had a drug problem for 15 years. That made the son 15 when he started drugs. Where was his dad then? Or for the next 3 years till he was an adult? I'll bet the dad was no where to be found. And neither was mom.

Lorrie Benton Carter
Yes but the fathers comments are telling "the oh he was a good boy" when his problems go back to juvenile record. I did not allow the Gooberment to take away my rights when it came to disciplining my son

When the courts keep slapping violent criminals on the wrist and releasing them back into the wild, then the inevitable result is death - either the thug's or his innocent victims.

It's ironic that the same morons who believe that slaps on the wrist are appropriate justice, happen to be the same morons who want to disarm his victims. Maybe irony is not involved at all - maybe they're just on the side of the thugs and don't give a toss about his victims.

Dan R Wolfe Anthony is just another POS not raised correctly. He will end up just like this POS that got killed. It's called population control. That's how we weed out the dumb ass's.
If more People killed these scumbags they would think twice before committing these crimes. One comes in my house he will be dead before he makes the second step in the door. It's way faster and more efficient then court.

BIG MISTAKES were made here. The homeowner should have shot immediately when the young man came at him! And YOU DAMN RIGHT HE WAS SCARED - UNLESS HE WAS A COMBAT VET - which we know he wasn't because he did not shoot when threatened. He had no idea if the perp was alone. I wonder if he knew how many rds he had in his shotgun. We can ALL second guess this man's actions, we can ALL speculation on the dead man's past. His record speaks for itself,...and the Father MAY BE TELLING THE TRUTH....MAY BE....(I HAVE 4 KIDS MYSELF AND MY OLDEST SON HAS SLIPPED OFF INTO AN ABYSS and THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN HIM!,...as I have seen him in a hyper paranoid state. I have DONE everything I know of, and blame no one but my son, who is making the choices which usually lead to a long slow suicide or a quick violent death. And the possibilities go on & on.) And even though I am in the camp of those who cheer the actions of the homeowner, and decry the excuses of the Father,....I ALSO SIT HERE KNOWING THAT THIS COULD BE MY SON. The choices this young dead man made got him where he was. We just do not know for sure what all the facts are in this case. Yup,...he saved us taxpayers the troubles and cost. I agree. But it still weighs on my mind, as my son is killing himself, and damaging those who love him forever. For a civilian to kill - for espcially the FIRST TIME - will change his life also,....any one who has any heart is usually sick after the impact of killing another man. This COULD HAVE ENDED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS,...BUT I AM GLAD THE FAMILY IS SAFE, I AM SAD ANOTHER FATHER HAS LOST ANOTHER SON TO DRUGS AND STUPIDITY. I AM SURE THE HOMEOWNER WOULD TELL US ALL

David Baker I can agree with you on that one! It is a sad situation but the homeowner did what he felt necessary to protect his family. BTW - I am a disabled veteran and I more than likely would have done the same!

I agree Steve. When I think about it I am glad my parents took an interest in what I did and kept me on the straight and narrow. I also learned a lot about character and integrity from them. They also wanted to know who I hung out with and gave me "feedback" based on what they saw. It is interesting when your character, integrity and goals align with those of your parents you quickly jettison folks in your life that are destructive. I would assume that this dude didn't learn to use drugs from his dad. I feel for his dad because I am sure there are and will be nights that he reflects on what he could have done better. One thing that I know is that at some point when kids are grown they make their own decisions. One only hopes that the patterns of integrity, honor, Faith etc. extend into adulthood but they don't always.

Anthony Arizona have to wonder where your head is at? The homeowner protected his family and property from a violent criminal. Who knows what that scumbag had in his pocket? If your wife and children were under a direct threat, I have no doubt that you would have shot his bitch ass too! Grow up and become a real person like the rest of us!

Anthony Arizona i liked his comment to shut the fk up because anyone like Steve Day who thinks our Justice System is "lacking" clearly don't have the facts... not at all!!
The USA D.O.J. imprisons at least 2.3 million people yearly and many more people are sent to prison or jail over their life time and even put on probation when they didn't do the crime...not at all...BUT only accused of and or railroaded by a corrupted cash cow extortion system called the D.O.J. that imprisons people for failure to pay big taxes or because they can be put to work as a slave within the prison system!! Much more so than any other country in the world with much larger populations. I bet steve day pays more than his fair share of taxes...does this give him the right to side with stupidity? I think not!!
Steve Day was just running his mouth about a system he only thinks he understands and he was speaking without having a clue. He should be told to shut the fk up [[and do so] until he educates himself.
The real solution is the availability of the drugs that this man was on in the first place and it wasn't pot !! AND with full-time employment and no easy way to buy these hard core drugs [clearly from the same group of people who run this countries prison system and law enforcement] [and allows them to come in just like smuggling guns over into Mexico with the "Fast n Furious investigation"] well, someone like this man who was shot could have had a much better life n done some good for the planet ore so than these other pricks who we have running the country right now. NOT all drug addicts are bad people!! The police and people like Steve Day try and teach you all that and just look at how many people liked his comments!! Where is any of your compassion for helping out your fellow man kind? Just so you know, the FBI also believe that people should just be killed instead of helped to have a better life because it is cheaper to just kill them and that leaves more money for them to hide their own activities like the Fast n Furious gun running!! The rel criminals are the ones running the country and why we have so may problems in government to begin with. But they have trained everyone to think like they do! It is called indoctrination and is delivered to you in the form of propaganda!!

Greg is another one of those idiots that thinks its everyone else's fault but the individual, you'd have to be a goddamn retard to think our justice system is working when a man arrested over 20 times was walking the streets. he died like he deserved, and any other dumbass with a rap sheet should be put down the same way. I'm going to bet you voted for Obummer didn't you?

Typical comment in a "you owe me because I exist" society. Well guess what dad, society didn't force your "good boy" to start taking drugs in the first place. And I don't want to hear that shit about growing up poor in bad neighborhoods bull because So did I and a few million or so other people who are not drug addicted criminal scumbags. Get off your piss pot and put the blame squarely where it belongs, with your son.

Another story with a happy ending...$2 spent on two shotgun shells. No jail time to feed this thug for however long. THUGS BEWARE. This could happen to you... More people than you know own fire arms. you could be next.

I would only be guessing , but it happens fast you really don't have time to think. the home owner was probably nervous and a little scared you never know who are what your going to encounter breaking into your home are how many, doesn't matter how much you think your ready to defend your family. The home owner survived and saved his family that is the important thing. If the criminal would have caught them asleep and had the upper hand it would have been no telling what would have happen. So the fact the homeowner survived and was not harm at the hands of a drug out criminal is the important thing. He had a wife and child hiding upstairs . He was the only thing between the criminal and them. So you have a million things going through your head and it happens in a split seconded. This is why cops arrive to late to help , it really is up to the homeowner to defend there own lives.

thumbs up, only thing I would like to point out , is he wasn't on drugs, it was because he was sober that was giving him the drive to go steal, so he can get drugs. If he was on drugs, he would be in the drug house, harming only himself.

Exactly....when you hear a loud noise in your garage, see a person you don't know, let alone, uninvited to your garage attempting to do something to your property and possibly your person, pop off a round or 3. Don't give them a chance to get close enough to take away your weapon. Its quickly becoming a "kill or be killed" society!

If someone has the balls to break-in to my house,I'm not waiting to see if they're wanting to play tiddley-winks with me....I will pop off 4 rounds of 230 Gr. JHP deterrents into them....and then see what's going on.

Billy Frady BOOM!!! You hit it brother, outta the park. Ask me how I know this......had to save my sons life because of parasites like this. Home invasions are the next best thing to combat sometimes. I won the war.

He did take a chance, but that showed restraint and control that he didn't want to shoot the man until he thought he was reaching for a weapon, probably what will save him a Zimmerman experience. Personally, he would have gotten blasted at the initial encounter, especially with my family in the house.

Don't mess with my love ones. If we done this everyday this stuff would slow down to almost unheard of. Come on law abiding citizens let take back our cities and neighborhoods. Can't wait on police protection you will be dead. Not knocking our police they can't be everywhere all the time. So citizens its up to us.

28 arrests in 11 years? Good kid? Nobody doing nothing? Shooting TWICE? Two shotgun shells have PERMANENTLY solved a problem YOU as a father created and FAILED to solve. Courts have also failed to STOP his recidivism. Well, looks like someone else has stepped up and resolved YOUR problem. And at least YOUR
thug can't produce any MORE "street chillren" of the same.

Ya I agree with you.
The bible says "Thou Shalt Not Murder". Not "Thou Shalt Not Kill" huge diference the bible is full of killings that were justified. He didn't Murder this criminal, he Killed him, and in turn probably saved numerous lives. If he didn't shoot, this guy coulda took off in his truck and crashed into a car with 3 young children, putting their lives in danger. But even tho this criminal was bad and in the wrong, we still need to hope that God has mercy on his Soul. Good Job to the Armed Citizen for not being a victim.

People should come together to help this man get his car cleaned and sanitized. Who knows how many lives he saved by shooting this criminal. Either that or make his father, who saw the signs and did nothing, get a rag, some bleach, ammonia, and whatever else he needs, and let him clean it up. While he is doing that, he should wonder "why didnt I raise him better?"

The car will have been confiscated as evidence no doubt, and it will be months before he ever gets it back. By that time the blood stains and stench will be impossible to remove. The police will have done nothing but "preserve the evidence". So it has been sitting in some impound yard with the windows up being allowed to percolate.

Dan R Wolfe he may never see the gun again too. Especially if the thug "community" gets involved and agitates for penalties. depends on the honesty and fortitude of the LE organizations directly involved, and if the DOJ stays out.

I doubt the car was held as evidence, because there is no case, it was open/shut when the police arrived, im sure the guy probably already has it at some shop somewhere getting cleaned and reupholstered.

Rich, sorry, there was a homicide. They have to investigate to ensure that it was justified. Hopefully, they'll process it quick and get it back to him. Most LEA's that aren't in the northeast and California are fairly good about this. That said, no matter how clean it gets, he may not want it anymore and may get the insurance to either total it or arrange to clean it. Geez, I hope he's got homeowner's insurance.

ever notice...they are all considered good kids until they get dead..... the father blamed it on...no one would help his son. hey dad....your the one who should have been there to help him first. don't blame the rest of society on your negligence.

When you are reckless and breaking into peoples PRIVATE homes and security, threatening an innocent family..I dont care what your problem is and if your reaching for something or not. You are an aggressor, an intruder, you do not EVER belong in my private space and deadly force will follow to protect my home and my family. We will figure out your problem after you are dead. Your problem will not be mine.

Okay, time to vent. His Daddy said, "He was a good boy." BULLSHIT! He was an asshole and a predator. Daddy said, "I was hoping all the run ins with the law would Garner him the attention he needed for his drug problem." You cannot help someone if they do not truly want it. Folks, this is NOT a societal problem. It is an individual problem that the Hug a Mug crowd is trying to convince the rest of us that it is our problem. Feel sorry for the homeowner that had to take another persons life. It's something anyone with any compassion or true emotion NEVER wants to do.

That is true Clay, I bet the homeowners not happy he had to kill anyone he just had to do what he had to do!!! I'm sure he didn't go to bed wanting to wake up and kill somebody ijs!!! My heart is with the homeowner and his family<3

If the judicial system doesn't start doing their job properly, we will no doubt see more and more of this type of justice. We are locked and loaded in my house and if anyone attempted to harm anyone in my house they'd meet the business end of my 12 gauge.

I suppose Obummer will say he was targeted because he was black. It was all just a big mistake.
NO MISTAKE here. Another dead scumbag. Way to go Home owner. I would have shot him before he got in my nice car and made a fricken mess. Charge the scumbags parents for the clean up. They are the ones that raised this POS. Parents should be held responsible when they raise trash for a child.